these manipulation stories remind me of those who claim they were abucted and then brought back to earth without any real "evidence" to show for it.

it's all hype and imagionation ...people will see what they want to beleive as they look at level 2 ...as they "interpret" the numbers coming and going.

and there are a hundreds interpretations to be had from the same set of numbers on the same day for the same stock ...so many possible scenerios...

and this is to be expected, as personal subjectivity varies greatly ...and economic opinions are never the same.

i have had level 2 for 20 years and have found it very usefull when gaging the sentiment of a stock on a day of high volume after a news-release or the like ...measuring the depth of strength on the bid ...or weakness in the asks

but that is as far as it goes !!

the manipulation claims on these boards, which are dirived from level 2 "live" feed, are complete conjecture and personal guessing games.

therefore ...all conclusions must be filed @ the casino in niagara falls.

they could be true ...but chances are they are not !!!

cheers to all ....danny